Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Italy was fully supporting Pakistan in Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP+) status in every review.In an interview, the ambassador said in FY 2019-20, Pakistan’s imports from Italy stood at $521 million included ships, boats, and other floating structures, machinery, pharmaceutical product, aircraft, spacecraft, electrical, […]

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that dairy, livestock, olive, olive products, plastics, processed food, and the construction sector were the areas where Italy could extend its cooperation with Pakistan. In a meeting with Pakistani traders, he said Italy wanted to start a new era of economic and trade cooperation with […]

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that a massive potential existed for Pakistan and Italy to lift the bilateral trade volume to $5 billion.In an interview, he said Italy attached the utmost importance to its relations with Pakistan and all-out efforts are being made to boost economic ties with Islamabad. He […]

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said his country will cooperate with Pakistan to protect the historical places.In a recent meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, the envoy said a lot of work has been done for the protection of historical places. The Italian ambassador invited the CM to visit Italy and […]

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Pakistan and Italy were historic friends.He said the Italy and Pakistan always had cordial relations. Italy, he said, was an active investor in Pakistan.Italy recently provided Pakistan US$100 million under the Pakistan Italian Debt for Development Swap Agreement to social development projects in health, […]

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that leading Italian energy and gas company, Snam S.p.A has shown keen interest to invest in country’s power sector.In an interview, the Ambassador said that the company representatives plan to visit the country in near future and join those Italian companies which already have […]

Islamabad: Nawab of Junagadh Muhammad Jahangir Khanji and Sahibzada Sultan Ahmed Ali (Dewan of Junagadh) met Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week. The Italian Ambassador was briefed about the accession of Junagadh State to Pakistan and the Indian occupation later on in 1947. The legal aspects of the issue were also discussed […]

Newswire Lahore: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese called on Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar at his office this week and discussed matters of mutual interest.He invited the CM to visit Italy and both agreed to promote bilateral cooperation for the protection of historical places as well as the promotion of tourism. The chief minister […]

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Italy had become the largest contributor from the EU to Pakistan in remittances.He said that the construction for the new embassy building was completed and soon they would relocate there.The envoy said that Italy wanted to start a new era economic and trade cooperation […]

Newswire Karachi: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that his country was considering three major initiatives next year in Pakistan. Ambassador Ferrarese the first initiative will be in Islamabad about culture, heritage and sustainable tourism from an entrepreneurial point of view. The second will be in the Sindh capital where Karachi will […]

Newswire Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week vowed to simplify the process of visa issuance to Pakistani businessmen and traders to further promote business to business ties between Pakistan and Italy. “Simplification of the VISA process and procedure is the top priority of the Italian embassy in Islamabad” he said in […]

Rome: Italian police have found a 500-year-old copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi in a Naples flat and returned it to a church that had no idea it had been stolen. Officers said they had arrested the 36-year-old owner of the apartment on suspicion of receiving stolen goods, after the painting was found in […]

Newswire Lahore: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that the Italian government was committed to strengthening ties with Pakistan wherever it finds any opportunity for mutual collaborations.During his visit to Italy-Pakistan Footwear Technological Centre (IPFTC), he said Italy considered |Pakistan a close friend. The project is a joint venture of Pakistan and […]

Milan: Traveling to Venice from Milan? Traveling from Milan to Venice is a popular route for anyone visiting Italy for the first time. Although it is popular for tourists, these defined metropolises are extremely visited among Italian residents. They are both situated in the northern part of the country, which makes it convenient to plan […]

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Pakistan-Italy bilateral trade should reach the full potential of $ 5 billion annually during next three years from current US $ 1.7 billion was one of the top priorities of his government. He said that Italy wanted to start a new era economic and […]

Rome: The Arch of Septimius Severus – one of ancient Rome’s most recognised monuments – is to undergo a programme of conservation works in 2021. The restoration will be undertaken by the Parco archeologico del Colosseo which, in addition to the Colosseum, incorporates the Palatine Hill, Domus Aurea and the Roman Forum – where the […]

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has greeted the Pakistani Christians and the followers of the religion worldwide including his homeland Italy on the festive occasion of Christmas and New Year. In a message, the envoy said COVID-19 had cut short the festivities but the importance of the day remains the same.“Christmas is […]

Newswire Venice: Caffè Florian has served customers in Venice for three centuries but faces difficult days ahead as it marks a bittersweet milestone. Venice’s Caffè Florian, one of the oldest coffee houses in the world, will mark its 300th anniversary on 29 December 2020.It will not be the celebration that the historic bar had hoped […]

Bologna: Retired US soldier is reunited virtually with three siblings who were found to be still alive after a search involving tens of thousands of Italians: they are Bruno, Mafalda and Giuliana Naldi who are now aged 83, 81 and 79. A 96-year-old retired American soldier has managed to make contact with the three Italian […]

Newswire Islamabad: The Italian Ambassador to Pakistan, Andreas Ferrarese said Tuesday that Italy wanted to establish a culture center in Islamabad to further boost bilateral relations between the two countries and let the people of Pakistan have better understanding of Italian culture. The culture center would be established in the embassy of the country, the […]

Newswire Rome: It was the last home of Joseph Bonaparte, the brother of Napoleon, the kind of Spain and Naples, who took refuge there, and it was also the residence, again in the 19th century, of the Demidoff family of Russian nobles whose name is given to the square it looks onto. But Florence’s Palazzo […]

Newswire Venice: Venice’s Acqua Alta Bookshop, considered by many as the most beautiful bookstore in the world, was among those to suffer in yesterday’s floods in the Italian canal city. The legendary bookshop, whose name translates in English as “high water” or high tide, is celebrated for protecting its books by storing them in baths, […]